Henri Bachelin


Henri Bachelin was a 20th-century French writer

Biography

After studying at the seminary of Nevers, followed by four years in the army, he practiced the profession of bank clerk, which he abandoned in 1911 to devote himself exclusively to literature. He published about forty books, mostly novels and short stories, but also works of literary criticism and musicology. These are works centered on the painting of provincial life, like Sous d'humbles toits, Juliette la jolie or Le Village, where he depicts the countryside and villages of the Morvan with great realism. He was also the author of historical novels, novels of manners and training novels fed with autobiographical elements. He was awarded the prix Femina in 1918 for Le Serviteur, in which he pays homage to his father.
His interest in religious music was reflected in a novel and by a theoretical reference work written in collaboration with Alexandre Eugène Cellier. In 1925 he was commissioned to prepare the edition of the "Journal" of Jules Renard, of which he had been a friend and a disciple at the beginning. He collaborated with numerous journals such as the Mercure de France and the NRF.
Although he went to Paris, where he frequented Charles-Louis Philippe, André Gide and Paul Léautaud, he was still very attached to his small native town. Lormes built a bust in his memory in front of the house where he spent his childhood. He left several unpublished manuscripts. The first volume of his "Journal" was published in 2009.
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Works

;Poetry
Tales and short stories
;Novels
;Literary studies
;Musicology
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